Débat pour la Vice-présidence: un vrai débat!

J'ai bien aimé ce que j'ai pu voir du débat d'hier soir. Les deux hommes ont été très bien préparés et ils ont livré la marchandise. Biden était en mode attaque et redoutable au plan de statistiques. Ryan, pour qui il s'agissait d'une première expérience, a présenté une belle alternative aux politiques démocrates. Je qualifierais "l'affrontement" de "match nul". Biden devait éviter les erreurs et se montrer plus incisif que ne l'avait été Obama. Ryan devait être à la hauteur de Mitt Romney dans sa préparation et offrir un véritable choix aux conservateurs. La première phrase de l'article du New York Times résume bien ma pensée...

 "It was the debate that President Obama and Mitt Romney did not have a week ago.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Representative Paul D. Ryan fiercely quarreled at the vice-presidential debate here on Thursday night, with Mr. Biden using the cutting attack lines against the Republican ticket that Mr. Obama did not and Mr. Ryan delivering a spirited case for conservative policies that Mr. Romney had soft-pedaled.

 The 90-minute debate, which unfolded in rapid tempo, offered a spirited airing of the sharp contrasts over the administration’s handling of the terrorist attack in Libya, the pace of the economic recovery at home and the role of government in addressing the nation’s fiscal burdens.

While Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney were not on stage, they were at the center of the conversation as their running mates made certain the evening was squarely focused on defining the men at the top of the ticket. But, under pressure to pass the test, Mr. Ryan displayed a proficiency in areas like foreign policy and kept pace with Mr. Biden, who is 27 years his senior.

 It was Mr. Biden who sought to quiet the rising clamor among Democrats that the president was not assertive enough with Mr. Romney at their debate last week in Denver. A day after Mr. Obama conceded he was “too polite,” Mr. Biden showed no hesitation in hectoring, heckling and interrupting his challenger.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/us/politics/biden-and-ryan-quarrel-aggressively-in-debate-offering-contrasts.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121012